Oct. 22, 1797

Posted October 23, 2007, 3:51 pm
Credit Growing Bolder

Frenchman Gets High! Parachute pioneer Andre Jacques Garnerin makes the first successful descent. He jumps from a hydrogen balloon at 3,200 feet. He was still jumping and innovating at the age of 54 when he was struck by a beam and killed while preparing his balloon for flight.

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